Desmond Rebellions

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The Desmond Rebellions were a series of late 16th-century uprisings by the Earl of Desmond and his allies in Munster against English rule, which led to widespread devastation and the consolidation of Tudor control in Ireland.

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Desmond Rebellions canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict
rebellion
uprising
cause defence of local autonomy of the Earl of Desmond
land and power disputes in Munster
religious tensions after the Reformation
resistance to English centralization
conflictType Irish rebellion against English rule
country Ireland NERFINISHED
endTime 1583
followedBy Nine Years' War NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn Gaelic Irish lordships in Munster
redistribution of land to English undertakers
hasPart First Desmond Rebellion NERFINISHED
Second Desmond Rebellion NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Province of Munster NERFINISHED
languageOfParticipants English
Irish
location Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
FitzGerald dynasty of Desmond NERFINISHED
Gaelic Irish allies
opposedBy Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
English crown forces NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Tudor government in Ireland NERFINISHED
participant English Lord Deputy of Ireland
English settlers in Munster
Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald NERFINISHED
partOf Anglo-Irish wars NERFINISHED
Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
history of Ireland
religiousAspect Catholic resistance to Protestant English rule
result English victory
Munster Plantation NERFINISHED
confiscation of Desmond lands
consolidation of Tudor control in Ireland
devastation of Munster
significantConsequence collapse of the Desmond earldom
expansion of English plantations in Ireland
large-scale famine and depopulation in Munster
significantEvent killing of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond
startTime 1569
timePeriod late 16th century

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Early Modern Ireland significantEvent Desmond Rebellions
Tudor conquest of Ireland includesEvent Desmond Rebellions
Desmond (historical region in Ireland) event Desmond Rebellions
subject surface form: Desmond
FitzGerald family notableEvent Desmond Rebellions
FitzGerald conflictInvolvement Desmond Rebellions
Geraldines involvedIn Desmond Rebellions
History of County Cork includesEvent Desmond Rebellions